SOLUTION: A shopkeeper ordered a total of 70 lb of cashews and peanuts. If he ordered 40 less pounds of cashews than peanuts, then how many pounds of peanuts did he order?
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Question 864914: A shopkeeper ordered a total of 70 lb of cashews and peanuts. If he ordered 40 less pounds of cashews than peanuts, then how many pounds of peanuts did he order?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p peanuts
c cashews
and .
p-40+p=70
2p=110
p=55
55 pounds peanuts and 15 pounds cashews
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